FYI, full support graduate opportunities at Temple University.
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The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management at Temple
University is recruiting Masters and PhD students to join
the program for the Fall semester 2008. Specifically we are
looking for students to fit into a number of on-going
research programs listed below. If interested in any of
these opportunities please contact the designated faulty
member.
1. Culture & Communications
The student will be involved in projects exploring cross-
cultural differences in tourism. Specifically, students
will be involved in projects examining cultural influences
on tourist behavior and communication (perception, identity,
emotions, authenticity, meaning), differences in cultural
values and relationships, communication theories and
practices and cross-cultural skills and competency.
Contact Dr. Yvette Reisinger (yvette.reisinger@ temple.edu)
2. Destination Marketing & Management
The student will be involved in destination marketing
projects. Specifically, students will be involved in
projects examining major trends and current issues facing
destination marketing management. Applicants with interest
in cultural influences on destination marketing are
preferred.
Contact Dr. Yvette Reisinger (yvette.reisinger@ temple.edu)
3. Hospitality Financial Management and Accounting
The student will be involved in various hospitality
financial research projects including hotel valuation,
hospitality firms' financial risk, revenue management,
financial impacts of various trends (e.g., timeshare
operation, corporate social responsibility, etc.).
Applicants with financial-related work experiences are
preferred.
Contact Dr. Seoki Lee (seokilee@temple. edu)
4. Gaming and Casino Management and Impacts
The student will be involved in research that examines
issues related to the gaming industry such as competition
among sectors and jurisdictions, public policy issues
related to the legalization of commercial gaming, and
impacts of the gaming industry at both the individual and
destination levels.
Contact Dr. Wes Roehl (wroehl@temple. edu)
5. Information Technology in Tourism Marketing
The student will be involved in research focusing on the use
of information technology (IT) supporting the tourism
industry including information search, website design,
consumer generated content, the role of recommendation
systems and mobile computing.
Contact Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@temple. edu)
6. Innovation in Destination Management
The student will be involved in research focusing on
strategies to support destination management organizations
including the nature and role of innovation, partnerships,
benchmarking, and the development of marketing information
systems.
Contact Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@temple. edu)
7. Knowledge Management (with a focus in Risk
Assessment)
The student will be involved in research to create /
maintain online knowledge-based management systems for the
event industry and hospitality industry.
Contact Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@temple. edu)
8. Marketing Management (with a focus in Strategic
Alliance and Branding)
The student will be involved in research in strategic issues
related to brands and performance in tourism and hospitality
industries.
Contact Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@temple. edu)
Please see http://tourism. temple.edu and
http://www.temple. edu/sthm for more information about us.
The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (STHM) offers
a Master's of Tourism & Hospitality Management degree. STHM
collaborates with the Fox School of Business to offer a PhD
in Business Administration with a specialization in tourism;
please go to http://sbm.temple. edu/ms-phd/ phd-admin. html for
further information on PhD degree requirements.
Dr. Wesley S. Roehl
Editor, Tourism Review International
Director of Graduate Programs in Tourism & Hospitality
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Temple University
1700 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0840
215-204-5861 (voice)
215-204-8705 (fax)
Rabu, 07 November 2007
Scholarship Funded PhD Research Studentship
deadline 26 Nov 2007
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Scholarship Funded PhD Research Studentship
Finite element modelling of the effects of laser eye surgery Wolfson School of Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University,UK
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship aimed at developing methods of
modelling the effects of corrective laser surgery on the structural integrity of the eye.
Factors to be taken into account in such models include the complex material behaviour
and geometries associated with biological structures and sensitivity to the environment.
The studentship is part of a larger project including novel laser measurement of surface
strain of the cornea and the successful student will also be expected to participate in
certain elements of the experimental programme.
Applicants should have a good first degree in Engineering, Physics or a similar area. They
should be familiar with stress analysis and ideally should have experience of using finite
element analysis.
The studentship is open to all UK, EU and overseas applicants. Studentship will cover fees
plus a maintenance grant of at least £11k/year for UK/EU applicants and £8k/year or
other overseas applicants.
*Closing date for applications is 26th November*
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr I.A. Ashcroft
(e-mail I.A.Ashcroft@ lboro.ac. uk).
To apply for the studentship please submit a CV and application form to Dr. I.A. Ashcroft,
Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.
Application forms can be downloaded from the University web site at
http://www.lboro. ac.uk/admin/ personnel/ appform.html
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Scholarship Funded PhD Research Studentship
Finite element modelling of the effects of laser eye surgery Wolfson School of Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University,UK
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship aimed at developing methods of
modelling the effects of corrective laser surgery on the structural integrity of the eye.
Factors to be taken into account in such models include the complex material behaviour
and geometries associated with biological structures and sensitivity to the environment.
The studentship is part of a larger project including novel laser measurement of surface
strain of the cornea and the successful student will also be expected to participate in
certain elements of the experimental programme.
Applicants should have a good first degree in Engineering, Physics or a similar area. They
should be familiar with stress analysis and ideally should have experience of using finite
element analysis.
The studentship is open to all UK, EU and overseas applicants. Studentship will cover fees
plus a maintenance grant of at least £11k/year for UK/EU applicants and £8k/year or
other overseas applicants.
*Closing date for applications is 26th November*
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr I.A. Ashcroft
(e-mail I.A.Ashcroft@ lboro.ac. uk).
To apply for the studentship please submit a CV and application form to Dr. I.A. Ashcroft,
Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.
Application forms can be downloaded from the University web site at
http://www.lboro. ac.uk/admin/ personnel/ appform.html
Kamis, 20 September 2007
U.S Education Fair
Study di Amerika: Lebih Murah, Lebih Mudah dan Lebih Menjanjikan�
AMINEF Surabaya invites you to visit the scholarship fair in:
Day/Dates: Sunday/ 30 Sept 2007
Time : 13:00 � 17:00
Places : J.W. Marriott Hotel,
Jl. Embong Malang 85 � 89, Surabaya.
There is a presentation about:
14:30 � 15:00 : Belajar di Community College
16:00 � 16:30 : Visa Pelajar
AMINEF Surabaya invites you to visit the scholarship fair in:
Day/Dates: Sunday/ 30 Sept 2007
Time : 13:00 � 17:00
Places : J.W. Marriott Hotel,
Jl. Embong Malang 85 � 89, Surabaya.
There is a presentation about:
14:30 � 15:00 : Belajar di Community College
16:00 � 16:30 : Visa Pelajar
Research Positions in Grid Computing (Innsbruck, Austria)
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Funded Research Positions for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Students in
Grid Computing
The Institute of Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck,
Austria, invites applications for Phd students and Postdocs in the
Distributed and Parallel Systems Group (DPS).
Your areas of interest should comprise:
Application development and runtime environments
Program analysis, scheduling and optimizations
Resource management and monitoring of computing infrastructures
Data mining and provenance
Semantic Web technologies and ontologies
Information systems
Prerequisite: applicants must hold a master or equivalent degree in
computer science.
Profile of our group: DPS participates among others in the
following Grid projects: EU CoreGRID, EU EC-GIN, EU edutain@grid,
EU EGEE 1 – 3, and Austrian Grid.
Language skills: English; Note that the working and study language
is English. The entire course and research programme is held in
English only. There is no need to learn German for this position.
The City of Innsbruck, which hosted the olympic winter games twice,
is located in the beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps. The
combination of the Alpine environment and the urban life in this
historically grown town provides a high quality of living.
The university has a long tradition dating back to the 16th
century, and, with seven schools (Theology, Law, Economics and
Social Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Civil
Engineering and Architecture) , it offers a wide spectrum of research
and teaching activities and interesting opportunities for
interdisciplinary collaboration. Besides, the Country of Tyrol
strongly supports various initiatives in the IT domain.
Applications can be submitted anytime. There is no deadline. Please
direct questions and your application to:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Fahringer
Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: Thomas.Fahringer@ uibk.ac.at
URL: dps.uibk.ac. at
Funded Research Positions for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Students in
Grid Computing
The Institute of Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck,
Austria, invites applications for Phd students and Postdocs in the
Distributed and Parallel Systems Group (DPS).
Your areas of interest should comprise:
Application development and runtime environments
Program analysis, scheduling and optimizations
Resource management and monitoring of computing infrastructures
Data mining and provenance
Semantic Web technologies and ontologies
Information systems
Prerequisite: applicants must hold a master or equivalent degree in
computer science.
Profile of our group: DPS participates among others in the
following Grid projects: EU CoreGRID, EU EC-GIN, EU edutain@grid,
EU EGEE 1 – 3, and Austrian Grid.
Language skills: English; Note that the working and study language
is English. The entire course and research programme is held in
English only. There is no need to learn German for this position.
The City of Innsbruck, which hosted the olympic winter games twice,
is located in the beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps. The
combination of the Alpine environment and the urban life in this
historically grown town provides a high quality of living.
The university has a long tradition dating back to the 16th
century, and, with seven schools (Theology, Law, Economics and
Social Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Civil
Engineering and Architecture) , it offers a wide spectrum of research
and teaching activities and interesting opportunities for
interdisciplinary collaboration. Besides, the Country of Tyrol
strongly supports various initiatives in the IT domain.
Applications can be submitted anytime. There is no deadline. Please
direct questions and your application to:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Fahringer
Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: Thomas.Fahringer@ uibk.ac.at
URL: dps.uibk.ac. at
Selasa, 18 September 2007
PhD scholarships at the Department of Economics-- Denmark
PhD scholarships at the Department of Economics
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)
PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics
The Department of Economics invites applications for two vacant PhD
scholarships within the following research areas:
1. Corporate governance/corporate finance (one scholarship)
2. Energy economics (one scholarship)
The scholarships within corporate governance/finance and energy
economics are related to specific grants from the Danish Social Science
Research Council. The scholarship on corporate governance/finance is
embedded in a research project entitled “Families and Firms: The
impact
of family risk and organization on the governance of closely held
corporations”, directed by Prof. Morten Bennedsen (mb.eco @ cbs.dk).
The
scholarship on energy economics is embedded in a research project
entitled “Risky Power: Choice of technology, security of supply, and
market power in power markets”, directed by Prof. Peter Møllgaard
(hpm.eco @ cbs.dk). Both projects are described in some detail at the
department’s home page http://uk.cbs.dk/econ (“Research
Projects”).
Application deadline: 12 October 2007 at 12:00 noon.
For further information please contact: Patrick S. Gram, tel.: +45 3815
2578, e-mail psg.eco @ cbs.dk. Information about the department may be
found at www.cbs.dk/
Salary and appointment as a PhD student will be in accordance with the
Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic
Organization.
Please find the full announcement on www.cbs.dk/jobs
CBS focuses on innovation, partnership with the business community and
internationalization. As a Learning University CBS demands high quality
on teaching, research and staff. CBS has around 15.000 students
distributed among a wide range of degrees in social science and
humanities among these a very dynamic environment for executive
programs. CBS has around 400 full-time researchers and around 500
administrative employees.
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)
PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics
The Department of Economics invites applications for two vacant PhD
scholarships within the following research areas:
1. Corporate governance/corporate finance (one scholarship)
2. Energy economics (one scholarship)
The scholarships within corporate governance/finance and energy
economics are related to specific grants from the Danish Social Science
Research Council. The scholarship on corporate governance/finance is
embedded in a research project entitled “Families and Firms: The
impact
of family risk and organization on the governance of closely held
corporations”, directed by Prof. Morten Bennedsen (mb.eco @ cbs.dk).
The
scholarship on energy economics is embedded in a research project
entitled “Risky Power: Choice of technology, security of supply, and
market power in power markets”, directed by Prof. Peter Møllgaard
(hpm.eco @ cbs.dk). Both projects are described in some detail at the
department’s home page http://uk.cbs.dk/econ (“Research
Projects”).
Application deadline: 12 October 2007 at 12:00 noon.
For further information please contact: Patrick S. Gram, tel.: +45 3815
2578, e-mail psg.eco @ cbs.dk. Information about the department may be
found at www.cbs.dk/
Salary and appointment as a PhD student will be in accordance with the
Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic
Organization.
Please find the full announcement on www.cbs.dk/jobs
CBS focuses on innovation, partnership with the business community and
internationalization. As a Learning University CBS demands high quality
on teaching, research and staff. CBS has around 15.000 students
distributed among a wide range of degrees in social science and
humanities among these a very dynamic environment for executive
programs. CBS has around 400 full-time researchers and around 500
administrative employees.
BEASISWA SINGAPURA: Singapore Stanford Partnership MS Intake 2008
Applications for the MS June 2008 intake for applicants from all
nationalities open from 1 Aug 2007 and close on 31 Oct 2007.
Applicants whose native language and educational medium is not English
should have the TOEFL scores. All applicants are also required to have
GRE. (GATE scores are accepted in place of GRE for applicants from
India.) An interview with a SSP faculty representative is necessary as
part of the application procedure. Foreign applicants can complete the
Pre-Application form and fax it with a copy of their latest exam
results/transcript to the SSP Office by 30 September to arrange for an
interview appointment in early November. The Full application forms
and supporting documents should be mailed in by 30 November.
Further details
http://www.ntu. edu.sg/cee/ ssp
nationalities open from 1 Aug 2007 and close on 31 Oct 2007.
Applicants whose native language and educational medium is not English
should have the TOEFL scores. All applicants are also required to have
GRE. (GATE scores are accepted in place of GRE for applicants from
India.) An interview with a SSP faculty representative is necessary as
part of the application procedure. Foreign applicants can complete the
Pre-Application form and fax it with a copy of their latest exam
results/transcript to the SSP Office by 30 September to arrange for an
interview appointment in early November. The Full application forms
and supporting documents should be mailed in by 30 November.
Further details
http://www.ntu. edu.sg/cee/ ssp
Doctoral Program in Economics, Law and Psychology
Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (Germany)
The International Max Planck Research School
on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(Uncertainty- School)
combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human
decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design
institutional responses. The Uncertainty- School is jointly hosted by the
Max Planck Institutes at Jena, Berlin and Bonn, and the Psychology and
Economics Departments of the FSU, Jena. International Partners are the
Department of Psychology of Indiana University, Bloomington and the
Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for doctoral fellowships in
economics, law and psychology.
Applicants are required to hold a Diplom, a Masters Degree or a State
Exam with honors in one of the abovementioned disciplines or an
equivalent degree in a related discipline.
Fellowships start on Feb. 1, 2008 and include funding for up to 3 years.
Research will be conducted in English at either Jena, Berlin or Bonn.
Besides the summer school, dedicated to providing a sound knowledge in
the neighboring disciplines, doctoral fellows will be benefit from the
academic training and intellectual life at the participating institutions.
Deadline for applications is Nov 1, 2007.
Program details and the online application form are provided at
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de/application. Applications have to be
submitted online and should include a CV, transcripts, a letter of
interest and 2 letters of recommendations.
Both Max Planck Society and Friedrich Schiller University are committed
to improving the opportunities for women in the sciences and
particularly encourage them to apply.
The International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(IMPRS Uncertainty)
Max Planck Institute of Economics
Kahlaische Strasse 10
07745 Jena
Germany imprs @ econ.mpg.de
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de
The International Max Planck Research School
on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(Uncertainty- School)
combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human
decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design
institutional responses. The Uncertainty- School is jointly hosted by the
Max Planck Institutes at Jena, Berlin and Bonn, and the Psychology and
Economics Departments of the FSU, Jena. International Partners are the
Department of Psychology of Indiana University, Bloomington and the
Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for doctoral fellowships in
economics, law and psychology.
Applicants are required to hold a Diplom, a Masters Degree or a State
Exam with honors in one of the abovementioned disciplines or an
equivalent degree in a related discipline.
Fellowships start on Feb. 1, 2008 and include funding for up to 3 years.
Research will be conducted in English at either Jena, Berlin or Bonn.
Besides the summer school, dedicated to providing a sound knowledge in
the neighboring disciplines, doctoral fellows will be benefit from the
academic training and intellectual life at the participating institutions.
Deadline for applications is Nov 1, 2007.
Program details and the online application form are provided at
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de/application. Applications have to be
submitted online and should include a CV, transcripts, a letter of
interest and 2 letters of recommendations.
Both Max Planck Society and Friedrich Schiller University are committed
to improving the opportunities for women in the sciences and
particularly encourage them to apply.
The International Max Planck Research School on
Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
(IMPRS Uncertainty)
Max Planck Institute of Economics
Kahlaische Strasse 10
07745 Jena
Germany imprs @ econ.mpg.de
http://www.imprs. econ.mpg. de
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